Turn Your Business Vision Into Results End your week with 30 minutes of learning!In this free bi-weekly webinar series, Craig Paxson will share tools and skills that you can use to create a competitive advantage, and how to execute that advantage to create the profits and results you need.You’ll learn: The skills to create a…

Endless energy, continuous ideas, a multitude of opportunities…all descriptions that might be vivid images of the owner or manager of a small business. One item that is usually missing in such a description is an overabundance of time. This resource – time – is not an infinite commodity. There is no time machine that can…

Announcing Laser Results UNLIMITED Coaching! If you’re looking to turn your business vision into predictable, scalable results, I’ve got a 3-step system that will get you there:Step One: DEFINE the capabilities required so you can compete in your market and achieve the results you desireStep Two: PLAN the actions you will take in order to turn that definition…

Whether business is increasing, decreasing, or remaining stable, it can always be better. If you’re the owner, maybe you’re doing everything right…marketing to your exact target market, analyzing the competition, motivating employees, evaluating decisions, or constantly reviewing vendors. There just might be one more thing that can lead to increased sales and profits. Board of…

John Stevens wrote this article: In the important matters in life – relationships (which are the most important components of a balanced life) and professional excellence, a good coach can make all the difference in helping you see where you can improve. The coach can shorten the learning curve, not to mention revealing things to…

Practically every day small businesses run into issues or problems that need to be addressed. Perhaps, in today’s economic climate these situations are even more prevalent than in the past centering around cash flow, marketing, customer service, employee concerns, loss in productivity and sales, or a whole host of other issues. Depending on the issue,…

Starting and operating a small business is both exciting and overwhelming. The first steps require risk, passion, and commitment to transform a vision into reality. Once a business is established and out of the starting blocks, the business must prepare for growth…and success…by focusing on basic principles or operating factors that are important for any…

In business, there are always alternatives. Should we do this or do that? If we do this, what impact will it have on the bottom line, employees, or customers? If we do that, what effect will it have on our reputation, branding, or goodwill? If we disrupt the market, will it be positive or negative…

When walking into a business, calling on the phone, having service work done, or viewing a website, have you ever asked yourself the question, “How can the owner not see this?”  What Owners Don’t See It might be: •    A disinterested person answering the phone•    Signage that can’t be read •    Slow and annoying sales process•  …

Does everyone in a business have a separate job, or should all jobs in a business be contributing to the same, ultimate goal? Are jobs and job functions the same, or is there a difference? What would employees normally say if they were gathered together in a conference room and the owner asked, “What is…

It’s been a tough year. As a small business owner or executive, you are probably wondering what 2021 will bring and what actions you should take. Because of this, and in the spirit of the holidays, for a limited time, take the Fix This Next Assessment, schedule a one-hour coaching session, and Pay What You Will….

What actually is a purpose statement and does a small business or SME really need one? A very concise purpose of a purpose statement is that it defines why a business is in existence, what it stands for, what it intends to accomplish, and/or benefits it seeks to provide to its various stakeholders. To a…